Christianity

Amazing things can occur when a small group of people come together and put actions to their words. In 1994, six human-resources professionals came together at the request of the Christian HELP Foundation, a local nonprofit serving job seekers, to find ways to connect job seekers to the jobs they were looking to fill. Twenty years later, the Central Florida Employment Council has grown from six people around a conference table to a thriving organization, helping to connect thousands of job seekers with jobs every year. Job fairs are the most noted of the services that CFEC coordinates as an outreach in the community to connect employers and employment resources with job seekers. In 20...

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